The Mail on Sunday has reported that "a number of prominent journalists" are involved with the Bureau of Investigative Journalism (BiJ).
But the list, clearly republished from a blog posting by me in July 2009, is well out of date. Though accurate at the time, few of the named people, who were supportive of the project prior to its foundation, showed any lasting interest or commitment.
So I must set the record straight as far as I can (because I can't contact everyone on the list just now). For example, Nick Davies and David Leigh backed out of the BiJ before it began work.
Similarly, Stephen Grey was named as the bureau's acting editor, but he didn't continue in that role once Iain Overton was appointed. I don't think too many of the others on the list - such as Heather Brooke and Misha Glenny - went on to report for the bureau either.
I hope to write about the bureau's role tomorrow. I ought to add that it is accommodated at City University London, where I teach, but I have no links, formal or otherwise, with the BiJ.
